{"id":2079512,"date":"2023-10-25T20:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T00:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fined-10k-for-breaching-gag-order-in-civil-fraud-case\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T20:11:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T00:11:59","slug":"trump-fined-10k-for-breaching-gag-order-in-civil-fraud-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-fined-10k-for-breaching-gag-order-in-civil-fraud-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump fined $10K for violating gag order in fraud case."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-fined-10k-for-breaching-gag-order-in-civil-fraud-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2079512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by John Taggart-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/stephanie-stahl\">Stephanie Stahl<\/a><br \/>5:02 PM \u2013 Wednesday,\u200c October 25, 2023<\/p>\n<p>In the\u2064 latest development out of Donald Trump\u2019s $250 \u2062million civil fraud case, he received a $10,000 \u2062fine for \u201cbreaching a gag order\u201d that was \u200cintended to prevent him from making negative comments about court personnel. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the New York judge presiding over\u2063 Trump\u2019s case called the\u2063 former president to the witness stand. The testimony was not for Trump to defend himself against the\u2063 fraud charges\u2063 in the case, but rather, to address Justice Arthur Engoron\u2019s claim that he had violated the gag order.<\/p>\n<p>During a break on Wednesday in the case brought by New York Attorney\u200d General Letitia James concerning his business practices, the 45<sup>th<\/sup> president spoke with a few \u200dreporters in a hallway.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis judge is a\u2064 very\u200d partisan judge, with a \u2062person who\u2019s very partisan sitting\u200c alongside of him, perhaps even much more partisan than he is,\u201d Trump told\u200c reporters. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Engoron questioned Trump about the \u200bcomments he had made earlier in the day, to which Trump \u2062insisted that he was referring to Michael Cohen, his ex-attorney who recently testified\u2064 in the case. <\/p>\n<p>The judge continued his questioning to conclude whether or not Trump was referring to his law clerk as \u201cpartisan,\u201d to which Trump then replied that \u201cmaybe\u201d he had referred to her as unfair because she is \u201cvery biased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Engoron\u2019s\u2064 law clerk sits next to him and has been the subject of complaints from Trump\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>The New York \u2063judge reported that Trump\u2019s testimony was \u201cnot credible\u201d and called the comments a \u201cblatant\u201d gag order violation.\u00a0He fined Trump for violating the\u2063 order that he issued earlier this month after the former president attacked his law clerk on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has since taken down\u2063 the post on Truth Social where he had jokingly portrayed the \u200cclerk as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s (D-N.Y.) \u201cgirlfriend,\u201d including identifying information about her.<\/p>\n<p>Trump,\u2063 the leading contender for the Republican nomination to challenge \u2064President Joe Biden in the 2024 U.S. election, abruptly left the\u200c courtroom following the imposition of the fine.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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This order\u200d prohibited him from making negative \u200ccomments about court personnel involved in the case. The\u2063 incident occurred during Trump&#8217;s testimony, called by the New \u2063York\u200c judge\u200d presiding over\u200b the case to\u2064 address\u2064 the alleged violation. This article examines the details \u2064of the \u200dincident and its implications for the ongoing\u2062 legal battle.<\/p>\n<p>Violation of the\u2063 Gag \u2062Order:<\/p>\n<p>During a break in the case brought by New York Attorney General Letitia \u200bJames, Trump engaged with reporters in a hallway. He described the judge as a \u200c&#8221;partisan judge&#8221; along with a\u2062 &#8220;person \u2063who&#8217;s very \u200cpartisan\u200b sitting alongside him.&#8221; Although Trump clarified \u200dthat his comments were directed at his ex-attorney Michael\u200c Cohen, the judge continued to \u2063question him about referring to his law \u2064clerk as &#8220;partisan.&#8221; Trump responded by stating that she may be &#8220;very biased&#8221; and \u200dcould have been referred to \u200cas unfair.<\/p>\n<p>Judge&#8217;s Ruling and Imposition of Fine:<\/p>\n<p>Justice Arthur Engoron,\u200b the presiding judge, deemed\u200d Trump&#8217;s testimony\u2064 as &#8220;not credible&#8221; and a blatant violation of the gag order. He\u2062 had previously issued the order this month following Trump&#8217;s attack\u2064 on the \u200claw clerk \u2063on social media. Trump had\u2063 posted\u200b on Truth Social, an online platform,\u200c where he mockingly depicted the clerk as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s \u2063girlfriend, including personal\u200b details. Although Trump later took down the post, the \u2062judge considered it a\u2063 clear\u2064 violation.<\/p>\n<p>Implications and Consequences:<\/p>\n<p>The imposition\u200d of the fine raises\u2063 questions about Trump&#8217;s adherence to legal requirements \u2062and \u2063court orders. \u200bAs the leading contender for the Republican nomination in the 2024\u200c U.S. election, this incident could impact public\u200b perception of his suitability as a candidate. By violating\u200d the\u2064 gag\u200c order, Trump\u200d risked undermining the integrity of\u2064 the ongoing\u200d civil fraud case\u2063 against him.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>Donald\u2064 Trump&#8217;s\u2062 recent $10,000 fine for the breach \u2062of a gag order adds further complexity to his ongoing civil fraud \u2062case. The \u2064incident occurred when Trump made remarks about \u200bcourt personnel \u2064during a\u200c break in \u2063his testimony. The\u200b judge ruled that Trump&#8217;s\u200c comments were a blatant \u200dviolation of the gag order and lacked credibility. This development has raised concerns about Trump&#8217;s adherence to court \u200corders and its potential impact\u200b on his \u200dpolitical aspirations. As the case continues, it remains to be seen how these events will shape the legal and political landscape surrounding\u200b the former president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, Donald Trump was fined $10,000 for violating a gag order in his $250 million civil fraud case. The order aimed to stop him from making negative remarks about court staff. 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